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Post by whatagain on Apr 24, 2024 8:25:17 GMT
For those who think it is fun to drive in Germany at whatever speed you wish.
You drive at whatever speed you can. I just drove about 1000 kms on Autobahne and my experience is the same as previously and can be summarised by the 2 German words : Stau und Bau.
Stau. Traffic jams. There are just too many cars and trucks (say LKW in Germany). Bau : they are constantly repairing their roads.
Add that the Germans are strange : if they do 150 kmh and see a sign limiting the speed to 100 not only will they comply but they will comply immediately. A behaviour difficult to understand for a Belgian.
Also they live to stay on the left lane even if the car they want to overtake is 100 m ahead. Bastids.
Bottom line if you drive between 8 am and 6 pm just don’t try to go fast.
On the 1000 kms I could reach 200 kmh only once ! Which is probably a good thing for my longevity.
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 24, 2024 13:40:25 GMT
I'm in agreement with vehicles not pulling back over, it's a pet peeve of mine. Plus the amount of traffic, jams and works. If I can I do long journeys on a Sunday when trucks are banned on the Autobahns that is how I plan it. Not often it works though but this Sunday it will as I have a long journey then. The thing about the speed limit signs is that if you are on a stretch with no effectual speed limit and you see a speed sign ahead of you, even if you can't yet read it, it means you'll have to slow down anyway, so I always just start easing off and moving if I can over to the right lane as soon as I do see one in the distance.
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Post by questaredux on Apr 24, 2024 21:56:55 GMT
No matter which planet you got your driving licence on, there was a test question about requirements for overtaking and being overtaken. From peak hour in Bangkok to the Darwin to Alice Springs mirage-studded emptiness there is the simple rule...the centre lane is for overtaking then returning to the outer lane to allow other vehicles to pass. The fact that this rule is universally broken by law-abiding citizens shows it is a Bad Law, but apart from completely divided roads there is not much that can be done to remedy this.
My practice was mainly to travel in the overtaking lane, but keep a constant check on anyone wanting to pass me. A double flash with my headlights lets the other driver know my intentions. Of course the vehicles should maintain a decent (legal) speed.
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